Earthquake Information

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Malibu Coast Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: reverse
LENGTH: 34 km; has several parallel strands
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Malibu, Pacific Palisades
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene, in part; otherwise Late Quaternary
SLIP RATE: roughly 0.3 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
OTHER NOTES: This is a north-dipping fault. The slip rate may be higher at its eastern end, where it meets the Santa Monica fault, and develops left-reverse motion.

References

This fault is featured on the following maps:
Northwest Fault Map
Los Angeles Fault Map